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Disaster At The Vendome Theater

#10 Provencal Mystery

M.L. Longworth

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Penguin
15 December 2022
Calamity befalls the little Vendome Theater in the tenth installment of the sun- and wine-soaked Proven al Mystery Series.

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Calamity befalls the little Vendome Theater in the tenth installment of the sun- and wine-soaked Proven al Mystery Series.

Proven al Mystery Series #10 Watch the series! Murder in Provence is now on Britbox.

When Jean-Marc Sauvet, successful lawyer and the best friend of Aix-en-Provence's examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque, accepted a small role in a local theater's summer production of Marcel Pagnol's Cigalon, he had no idea that the lead actress would be played by the great Liliane Poncet. But Jean-Marc's excitement about rubbing elbows with one of France's legendary film stars is quickly extinguished. The lead actor, Gauthier Lesage, is rude and unenthusiastic, and nobody understands how he got the part. Chaos reigns backstage thanks to the absentminded theater director. And everyone seems to be harboring a secret. When one of the actors goes missing for good, it's up to the soon-to-be-a-father Verlaque and his police commissioner, Bruno Paulik, to untangle the threads of a mystery that seems to get more complicated every day...
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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   241g
ISBN:   9780143135302
ISBN 10:   0143135309
Series:   Verlaque and Bonnet
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

M. L. Longworth has lived in Aix-en-Provence since 1997. She has written about the region for The Washington Post, The Times (London), The Independent (London), and Bon Appetit. She is the author of a bilingual collection of essays, Une Americaine en Provence, published by La Martini re in 2004. She is married and has one daughter.

Reviews for Disaster At The Vendome Theater (#10 Provencal Mystery)

"""...Pleasing...Packed with luscious descriptions of food and flashes of cultural history, this is a fine way to relax in the company of old friends.” --Publisher's Weekly Praise for M. L. Longworth’s Provençal Mystery Series “Sprightly . . . The charm here is the locale — vaccinated readers will want to book their flights — and enjoying the suave company of examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque and his wife, Marine Bonnet.” —The Washington Post “Entertaining . . . Charming characters complement the tidy mystery plot. This is just the ticket for those seeking a much-needed vicarious vacation.” —Publishers Weekly “Full of gourmet meals, silky wines, and sumptuous homes, these cozy mysteries transport you to the south of France . . . Perfect for the gourmands or Francophiles in your life.”  —Slate “The Verlaque and Bonnet mysteries . . . plunge you into a languid world of epicurean pleasures and good living.” —NPR   “Longworth’s novels . . . are mysteries for foodies, with the plot providing a table upon which the enchanting meals and accompanying wines are served.”  —Booklist"


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